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Based on 81 ratings
6.9
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Score Breakdown Based on 81 ratings
  1. 10 (7)
  2. 9 (18)
  3. 8 (20)
  4. 7 (11)
  5. 6 (7)
  6. 5 (6)
  7. 4 (4)
  8. 3 (5)
  9. 2 (1)
  10. 1 (2)

What Gamespot Users have to say about Magician Lord

  • Rating:8

    One Of The Hardest Platform Games That I Have Played From Neo Geo So Far!

    One of the biggest reasons why I'm buying, trying, playing, and hopefully trying to beat so many video games that originally came out on the Neo Geo Video Game Console, is because I (along with probably many other video ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    It's a Neo Geo, get angry, get focused, and get some Mountain Dew (or whatever you use to keep focused).

    Tomes, traps, flying monsters, spells, and poly morphing, the basics of Magician Lord. I feel the title is a little inaccurate, since the game makes this "Lord" feel more like a scapegoat, running through a murder house,... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    Great Game from the 1990's

    Magicain Lord / マジシャンロード, A side-scrolling platform game.developed by ADK that was released on April 26, 1990 for Neo-geoMVS and AES later released in 2008 for t... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3

    Next-GEN has completely spoiled me.

    Now I know why the arcade failed: home systems stole the show. I had the fortune and privilege to have an arcade in the family. My dad owned one in Kingwood, TX in the eighties, full of now classic coin-ops, a slot car t... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Bringing the Arcade Experience Home

    Magician Lord is a special game. Back in the late 90's, word began to spread via game magazines such as EGM that a new video game system was coming to the market. This system, the Neo Geo, was a system like no other -- i... Read Full Review

    0 of 4 users found the following review helpful